Balgown
hamlet · Highland
PictishSurmised
Suggested4 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Balgown is likely Pictish in origin. It is composed of the Pictish element 'bal' meaning a 'farm' or 'settlement', and 'goun' which may relate to a personal name or a topographical feature.
Word origins
- Bal
- Pictishfarm, settlement(from bal "farm, settlement")
- gown
- Pictishpersonal name or topographical feature(from dun "fort")
Historical forms
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